Public Inquiry Recommendations

ANG-1 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Specialist policy on investigating indecent exposure

At the earliest opportunity, and by September 2024 at the latest, police forces should ensure that they have a specialist policy on investigating all sexual offences, including so-called 'non-contact' offences, …

ANG-2 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Improve guidance and training on indecent exposure

By December 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with the National Police Chiefs' Council, should improve guidance and training on indecent exposure, in order to improve the quality of …

ANG-3 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Fundamental review of masturbatory indecent exposure treatment

With immediate effect, the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, College of Policing and National Police Chiefs' Council should work together to conduct a fundamental review of the way masturbatory indecent …

ANG-4 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Research link between indecent exposure and contact offending

With immediate effect, the Home Office, in collaboration with the College of Policing, should commission research to establish if there is an evidence-based link between active masturbatory indecent exposure and …

ANG-5 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Public campaign on indecent exposure criminality

By March 2025, the Home Office, together with the National Police Chiefs' Council, should launch a public campaign to: a. raise awareness about the illegality/criminality and legal consequences of any …

ANG-6 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Review sexual offence allegations against serving officers

By September 2024, the National Police Chiefs' Council, in collaboration with all force vetting units, and building on the results of the recent data-washing exercise, should conduct a review of …

ANG-7 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

In-person interviews and home visits for police candidates

With immediate effect, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force recruitment, should ensure that every new candidate applying to become a police officer in any police force undergoes an …

ANG-8 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Strengthen recruitment and vetting practices

By June 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force vetting units, should take further steps to prevent those unsuitable for policing from joining the policing profession. This should …

ANG-9 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Improve vetting decision-making quality and consistency

By March 2025, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force vetting units, should take steps to improve the quality and consistency of police vetting decision-making. This should include encouraging …

ANG-10 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Vetting Code compliance for officer transfers

With immediate effect, all recruiting forces should have regard to the new Vetting Code of Practice, which requires the parent force to provide all relevant information requested about the transferee …

ANG-11 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Strengthen information-sharing practices

By December 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with force vetting and recruitment units, should ensure that information-sharing practices, including data retention policies, are strengthened in order to prevent …

ANG-12 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Officers held to higher standard with fettered privacy rights

With immediate effect, police forces should convey to all existing and prospective officers and staff that they must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members …

ANG-13 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Stronger vetting aftercare and randomised re-vetting

By December 2024, the College of Policing, in collaboration with all force vetting units, should develop a stronger approach to force vetting aftercare in order to monitor an individual effectively …

ANG-14 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Public commitment to anti-sexist anti-racist organisation

With immediate effect, every police force should commit publicly to being an anti-sexist, anti-misogynistic, anti-racist organisation in order to address, understand and eradicate sexism, racism and misogyny, contributing to a …

ANG-15 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Remove barriers to reporting sexual offences by colleagues

With immediate effect, all police forces should take action to understand and confront the barriers that police officers and staff face when reporting sexual offences committed by a person that …

ANG-16 Accepted

Angiolini Inquiry (2024)

Improve conditions for female officers

By September 2024, the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs' Council should review and examine the conditions of female officers and staff in order to encourage more women …